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and we love chuck brown because chuck brown, he was family. and we love chuck because chuck, he did everything that he could for d.c. >> and when you come behind, you know, you'll see that chuck was the go go. and go go to like washington, d.c. and like jazz is to the new orleans. like country music is to nashville, tennessee. but he's the god father of go go. and today we'll stand here for the entire council in addition to columbia to say thank you to the families for sharing a wonderful man. i know it was hard and difficult, but you shared it with so many people. and he made d.c. what they are today. >> there are so many things that people say are the nation's capital. let me tell you it may be the nation's capital, but go go is the district of columbia's music, thanks to chuck brown. >> and so many people, they have come out today, but don't you think we need to find a way to remember him forever? his music will be here forever, but we need to find a way to remember him forever. and so council members, mr. chairman, in just a few days, i'm
and we love chuck brown because chuck brown, he was family. and we love chuck because chuck, he did everything that he could for d.c. >> and when you come behind, you know, you'll see that chuck was the go go. and go go to like washington, d.c. and like jazz is to the new orleans. like country music is to nashville, tennessee. but he's the god father of go go. and today we'll stand here for the entire council in addition to columbia to say thank you to the families for sharing a wonderful...
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brown's funeral. tributes are pouring in for the father of go-go who passed away after 2:00 this afternoon. his manager tells me chuck was surrounded by his wife, jocelyn, and his four children. he had been at hopkins for weeks after complaining of arthritis. they discovered blood clots in his legs that had to be removed and pneumonia and he never fully recovered. chuck brown dies at 75. he began performing in the 960s. in the 70s, d.c. had its own precushion driven sound called go-go. chuck's biggest hit soared up the r and b charts in 1978, but it remained a hit and today you can hear it played on every d.c. radio station. live concerts were family affairs. four generations turned out to hear chuck. if you are new to the area, you may know chuck from d.c. lottery commercials. you know, i talked to chuck last year when he and joe scott were nominated for the first grammy ever. here's what chuck had to say, derek. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: for 49 years, he's been a musical icon in the area. chuck bro
brown's funeral. tributes are pouring in for the father of go-go who passed away after 2:00 this afternoon. his manager tells me chuck was surrounded by his wife, jocelyn, and his four children. he had been at hopkins for weeks after complaining of arthritis. they discovered blood clots in his legs that had to be removed and pneumonia and he never fully recovered. chuck brown dies at 75. he began performing in the 960s. in the 70s, d.c. had its own precushion driven sound called go-go. chuck's...
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music legend, chuck brown. a good friend says he wasn't exactly a go-go fan, but when i listen to your dedication to his memory, i have to say that his music made me smile. i did a chair dance in his honor. he was a genuine talent and will be missed, especially during these days when there isn't much to smile about. thank you, that is one of the best tributes i have heard. and al vira. chuck is now jamming in heaven. he was loved here in the area. chuck's music had everyone dancing. he was a legend. he will never be forgotten. and listen to jeanette who says she grew up with the godfather of go-go. i was a go-go head and in the 80s, he was a father to a lot of us born and raised in washington, d.c. rest in peace, chuck, you will be missed. and finally, this response to a couple of 9news viewers who were on the question of whether or not the soon to be implemented maryland tax hike would convince them to move to virginia. they said maryland would take all their money before they would consider a move across the
music legend, chuck brown. a good friend says he wasn't exactly a go-go fan, but when i listen to your dedication to his memory, i have to say that his music made me smile. i did a chair dance in his honor. he was a genuine talent and will be missed, especially during these days when there isn't much to smile about. thank you, that is one of the best tributes i have heard. and al vira. chuck is now jamming in heaven. he was loved here in the area. chuck's music had everyone dancing. he was a...
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brown says the gray campaign paid him to verbally attack another candidate, the then incumbent mayor adrian fenty. mayor gray continues to deny wrongdoing. >> wouldn't be doing my job if i didn't ask the question. did you know of this activity, what they were doing? >> again i'm not going to comment at this stage. we'll let the investigation play out as well as it should. >> yesterday former campaign worker thomas gore pleaded guilty to his role in the scheme to funnel money to brown. >>> deeply disappointed and sorry, that's what the head of the secret service had to say to a panel of senators about the agency's colombian prostitution scandal. director mark sullivan testified about the incident before the senate homeland security committee today, that as reports now surface that some agents claim they're just scapegoats for the behavior the agency already knew about and condoned. one senator pointed out the agents involved it register the women under their real -- did register the women under their real names. >> that suggests to me that they weren't worried about being caught. >> i
brown says the gray campaign paid him to verbally attack another candidate, the then incumbent mayor adrian fenty. mayor gray continues to deny wrongdoing. >> wouldn't be doing my job if i didn't ask the question. did you know of this activity, what they were doing? >> again i'm not going to comment at this stage. we'll let the investigation play out as well as it should. >> yesterday former campaign worker thomas gore pleaded guilty to his role in the scheme to funnel money...
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they know chuck brown. ♪ [ music ] 75 chuck browns have been absent from the stage for nearly two months. his band performed, prompting rumors of his death throughout the internet. >> through independent sources, chuck brown is still being treated in the intensive care unit at johns hopkins university hospital in baltimore. his manager and the family member would only confirm that he is still hospitalized and continue to ask his fans to pray for him. >> we are sharing our love for d.c.'s own, chuck brown, the godfather of go go. i don't know if you've heard, but he's been hospitalized for some time now. >> d.j., christina gray, was asking for prayers for chuck. >> it's huge. i mean, it's just amazing the impact that he has had on this area and society. nothing but love for chuck brown. >> one of chuck brown's daughters broke the family silence, confirming to a washington post reporter only that her father has pneumonia. chuck entered johns hopkins, originally complaining of arthritis. doctors discovered and removed more serious blood clots from his legs. he contracted pneumonia while in
they know chuck brown. ♪ [ music ] 75 chuck browns have been absent from the stage for nearly two months. his band performed, prompting rumors of his death throughout the internet. >> through independent sources, chuck brown is still being treated in the intensive care unit at johns hopkins university hospital in baltimore. his manager and the family member would only confirm that he is still hospitalized and continue to ask his fans to pray for him. >> we are sharing our love for...
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and one government source today predicted up to 15,000 could turn out for chuck brown's funeral at the convention center. >> you had louis armstrong, he transcends jazz. you have bob marley who develops a genre and transcends that. now you have chuck brown who develops is genera and transcends that. >> reporter: wayne bruce is music director for tomorrow, paying homage to chuck brown will be a host of local stars like sugar bear, donny simpson. the chuck brown bands will also perform. >> his depth should change some lives, should change some people's mindsets when it comes totemsic business. >> reporter: tomorrow for chuck brown's funeral tell me this town has never seen the type of musical sendoff that we're going to see tomorrow. add to that the fact that much of the world still doesn't know much about go-go music and tomorrow could be one for the history books. >> gospel, jazz, blues, go-go. and especially go-go will send chuck off. in a manner that's fitting of a king. >> reporter: doors open at 10:00. the funeral is set to begin two hours later after 14,500 people have entered the
and one government source today predicted up to 15,000 could turn out for chuck brown's funeral at the convention center. >> you had louis armstrong, he transcends jazz. you have bob marley who develops a genre and transcends that. now you have chuck brown who develops is genera and transcends that. >> reporter: wayne bruce is music director for tomorrow, paying homage to chuck brown will be a host of local stars like sugar bear, donny simpson. the chuck brown bands will also...
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there they are, people paying respect to chuck brown. matt jablow is live where more and more folks are still showing up. matt. >> derek, it should come as no surprised to anybody that knows chuck brown. thousands of people has come to the viewing and the impromptu block party that chuck would very much have enjoyed. joining me now is ellis. thanks for joining us on a busy and emotional day. >> it sure has been. >> how many people exactly or roughly have been through the viewing today? >> well, from our count, 10,000 people have come through the doors of the howard theater to view chuck brown. we expect another close to 5,000 before the night is out. >> not surprising, as i was saying earlier, is that what you were expecting? >> new orleans. we were expecting somewhere around 15 to 20,000. it's going to meet that number of 20,000. >> most people in washington know, as you well know, chuck has a will the of history at the howard theater. he was supposed to play here before he got sick. through the years, he has been here before. this plac
there they are, people paying respect to chuck brown. matt jablow is live where more and more folks are still showing up. matt. >> derek, it should come as no surprised to anybody that knows chuck brown. thousands of people has come to the viewing and the impromptu block party that chuck would very much have enjoyed. joining me now is ellis. thanks for joining us on a busy and emotional day. >> it sure has been. >> how many people exactly or roughly have been through the...
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, so brown would stay in the race and keep on attacking the incumbent. bruce johnson has been on this story right from the beginning. >> today in federal court, thomas gore for mayor gray confessed that he and a second campaign staffer were involved in a scheme to get money to sulaimon brown. sources identified howard brooks to 9news now as that second campaign staffer. gore admitted in court that he diverted money from the gray campaign and gave that money to brooks who used it to purchase money orders that he in turn delivered to sulaimon brown. >> vincent gray's campaign, specifically mayor vincent gray gave me cash to maintain my campaign for mayor, cover living expenses, and attack then mayor fenty during the 2010 mayoral race. >> i can't imagine engaging in such reprehensible behavior. i know absolutely nothing about any one of miscampaign who did that. >> he kept a record of the payments to sulaimon brown until he learned of the fbi investigation he destroyed the notebook. in total, we're talking about five money orders. some bought here at the sa
, so brown would stay in the race and keep on attacking the incumbent. bruce johnson has been on this story right from the beginning. >> today in federal court, thomas gore for mayor gray confessed that he and a second campaign staffer were involved in a scheme to get money to sulaimon brown. sources identified howard brooks to 9news now as that second campaign staffer. gore admitted in court that he diverted money from the gray campaign and gave that money to brooks who used it to...
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. >>> still to come on 9news plans are finalized to say good- bye to the late great chuck brown. we'll tell you what you need to know in order to pay your final respects in person. >> but first space history is made as the first private spacecraft docks with the international space station. >>> with no nasa shuttles in operation anymore, it was a privately owned spacecraft that docked with the international space station today. yes, that is a first. the unmanned cargo ship is called the dragon built in california by a firm called spacex. this morning it hooked up with the space station to deliver supplies after years of work and anticipation spacex having reason to celebrate. >> i don't have words enough to express the level of excitement and elation that we feel here at spacex. there's so much that could have gone wrong and it went right. >> for now spacex is only in the supply delivery business, but one day they may carry passengers up there. engineers are working on plans to allow the spacecraft to carry seven people into orbit. >>> the memorial day weekend is off to a great s
. >>> still to come on 9news plans are finalized to say good- bye to the late great chuck brown. we'll tell you what you need to know in order to pay your final respects in person. >> but first space history is made as the first private spacecraft docks with the international space station. >>> with no nasa shuttles in operation anymore, it was a privately owned spacecraft that docked with the international space station today. yes, that is a first. the unmanned cargo...